Weather prompted some pets to come two-by-two for blessing
The book of Genesis: 1:25, tells us that God made the beasts and the birds and the fish and things that crawl or creep about. He saw that it was good. We love our animals; they serve us and we care for them. That is why the sixth annual blessing of the pets took place at St. Albert the Great, on the lawn in front of the school. Furry friends, and a one box turtle named Betty, brought their owners to the blessing In honor of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of pets. St. Francis is frequently depicted feeding the birds with a wolf lying calmly at his feet. Statuettes can ....
Update on progress made on strategic plan is provided at Board of Education meeting.
At the September 9 Board of Education meeting, Director of Personnel, Pat Farrell, updated the Board on the District’s Strategic Plan progress. He gave a presentation that highlighted the key areas of the plan that will direct the initiatives of the district throughout the next five years. “Years one through three have focused on the transition to the new building and collaborative spaces,” according to District officials. “Years four and five will focus on data collection once we transition into the new buildings and collaborative spaces for the next Strategic Plan. The four goa ....
Road work on Route 82 widening is ahead of schedule
To those who travel Rt. 82 frequently and have had to deal with the continual construction, there is some good news. The project is currently at least six months ahead of schedule. Of course, this is a very extensive project, but the end is a bit closer. The Rt. 82 widening project converts Royalton Road, which runs east/west through North Royalton, from a two lane road to a three lane road, with 6 foot sidewalks and 7 foot tree lawns one each side, as well as two 15 foot lanes and an 11 foot turning lane, completing a span of 78 feet. The lanes will be wider than the current lanes. The W ....
October is Women's Health Month - Spotlight on Breast Cancer: No family history of breast cancer so no mammogram? Think again! Breast cancer ranked as the most common cancer in women
October, as many of us know, is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but here’s something we may not know: 1 in 8 women will (that’s will, not may) develop breast cancer over the course of their lifetime. It’s a shocking statistic from breastcancer.org, but when we stop to think about it, almost all of us know someone who has had breast cancer. “A lot of women assume they’re OK if there’s no family history of breast cancer,” said Dr. Grace Song, a North Royalton family medicine physician with Southwest General. “The statistic of one in eight women, that’s women with no history. W ....
School District launches new bus app
The North Royalton City School District has implemented a new GPS system in their school buses and vans that will make life a bit easier for students and parents. As a part of their new GPS system, the District has offered the app for parents called ‘Here Comes the Bus’. The “Here Comes the Bus” Synovia GPS Systems app for Schools was rolled out on October 1, of the 2019-20 school year. According to North Royalton District officials, “Parents will receive a notification when the bus is approaching, and the transportation department can send messages to parents in the case that ....
